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Ebvu, Dévidi deru 
  1 Gụbe Chipfu; ndu etso mu  
opfu bụkwa ngu  
e-tsolata phẹ!  
Ndu ọphu etso mu ọgu  
bụkwapho gụbedua  
e-je etsolata phẹ!   
 2 Gbalihu; chịta ngwọgu;  
waa  
iphe-mgbobuta-ọgu  
ngu;  
bya egude gbaaru mu  
mkpu!   
 3 Palia arwa ngu;  
gude kwachia ndu achị mu  
lẹ njọ ụzo!  
Sụnu mu l'ịi-dzọ mu-a!   
 4 Gẹ ndu achọ ụzo, ẹphe e-shi  
gbua mu bụru ndu e  
meru iphe-iphere.  
G'a chiphukwa ndu achịru  
mu ẹjo idzu azụ.  
G'a tụ phẹ ẹberebete!   
 5 G'ẹphe dụ g'ẹswa ereshi,  
phẹrephere zikashịru teke  
ojozi-imigwe Chipfu  
a-nọdu achị phẹ ọso.   
 6 G'ụzo phẹ gbakọtakwa  
ọchii;  
chikwaphọ kẹ  
bụrukutuku  
teke Ojozi-imigwe Chipfu  
a-nọdu achị phẹ  
ịkpabaka.   
 7 Eshinu ọ dụdu iphe, mu meru  
phẹ; ẹphe je agbabẹru  
mu ọ́nyà;  
bya eworu nsụ bua gẹ mu  
nwulahụ;   
 8 g'ọla-l'iswi tụkwaa phẹ  
l'ụpfu.  
G'ọ́nyà, ẹphe gbabẹru  
l'onwophẹ nmatakwaa  
phẹ.  
G'ẹphe nwudakpọe ya phọ kẹ  
wurukutukumu.   
 9 Ọo ya bụ gẹ mu etee ẹswa  
l'ime Chipfu.  
Ẹhu atsọahaa mu l'ọ dzọtaru  
mu.   
 10 Mu e-gudekpọo obu mu g'ọ  
ha sụ:  
“?Bụ onye atụru gụbe Chipfu?  
Ọo ngu adzọtaje ndu ụkpa  
l'ẹka ndu ka phẹ  
ọkpehu.  
Mbụ l'ịinafutaje ndu ụkpa;  
waa ndu adụdu g'ọ dụ  
phẹ l'ẹka ndu ana phẹ  
nfụ.”   
 11 Ndu ẹjo-ekebe wulihuru ebo  
mu ibo.  
Ẹphe chịkoo iphe, mu amadụ  
kụbe sụ l'ọo mu bẹ o  
shi l'ẹka.   
 12 Ẹphe gude ẹjo-ememe pfụa  
mu ụgwo iphe-ọma.  
Ọo ya bụ lẹ mu dụwaa g'onye  
a tọgboru nwa maa.   
 13 Obenu lẹ teke iphe-ememe shi  
zụu phẹ bẹ mu wotaru  
uwe-aphụ yee;  
bya ewoze onwomu alị aswị  
ẹgu epfu anụ Chipfu;  
ọle Chipfu ta anụmaduru  
olu mu.   
 14 Mu nọdu aghaphe egbu  
onwomu egbugbu  
l'ẹkwa g'ọ bụ ọ̀nyà mu;  
ọzoo nwune mu bẹ  
iphe-ememe zụpyaberu.  
Mu nọdukpoo dẹe ẹka l'agba  
g'onye akwa ẹkwa ne iya,  
nwụhuru nụ.   
 15 Obenu l'opfu dụru mbẹdua;  
ẹphe gude ẹhu-ụtso  
dzukọbe.  
Ẹphe swiphee mu  
mgburugburu tsua  
mu iphe teke mu  
akwabẹduru ẹnya;  
bya egude njọ-opfu  
alabushi anụ mu nanụ  
nanụ.   
 16 Ndu gudewaa echi ndu ọzo  
eswe merwushia  
onwophẹ l'iphu Chipfu;  
nọdu atagbaru mu ikireze  
kẹ nyịkinyiki.   
 17 Gụbe Chipfu; ?bụ teke ole bẹ  
ii-jipyaberu onwongu  
elekpọepho anyi ẹnya?  
Dzọnaa mu; a -nọnya ẹphe  
mee mu; mu bụru  
ọla-l'iswi!  
Dzọtaro mkpakọ iphe ono,  
mu nweru ono, bụ ndzụ  
mu g'oduma ta  
adzụgbu iya!   
 18 Ọ bụru l'ẹka ọha l'ophu  
dzukọberu bẹ mu  
a-nọdu kele ngu ekele;  
mbụ lẹ mu a-nọdu l'iphu  
ikpoto nemadzụ jaa  
ngu ajaja.   
 19 B'ekwekwa gẹ ndu ọhogu mu  
teru ẹswa kpua mu;  
mbụ ndu kpọru mu ashị;  
ẹbe adụ iphe, mu  
meru phẹ.  
Ọphu i kwekwa gẹ ndu ono,  
mu dụ ashị ono bvua mu  
ẹnya ria.   
 20 Kẹle ẹphe te epfujedu opfu  
nchị-adụ-doo;  
obenu l'iphe, abụjeru ozi,  
dụru phẹ nụ bụ achị idzu  
g'ẹphe e-shi ghọoru ndu dụ  
àgù lẹ mkpụkpu ụgho.   
 21 Ẹphe sarụ ọnu galaba wata  
mu ebo ibo sụ:  
“Ee! Anyi gudekpọo ẹnya  
anyi hụma iphe,  
i meru!”   
 22 Ọle gụbe Chipfu hụmanuru-a  
iphemiphe ono.  
Jiko ba agbakwa mu nkụchi  
ọphu ị nọdukwa  
mu ụzenya!   
 23 Tehu etehu; kwolihurọ bya  
ahaaru mu enge!  
Gbaaru mu ọdzori;  
jiko Nnajịuphu mu,  
bụ Chileke mu!   
 24 Gude apfụbekoto nkengu  
haarụ mu rọ enge; jiko  
Chipfu, bụ Chileke mu!  
Te kwekwa g'ẹphe teru ẹswa  
kpua mu!   
 25 Te kwekwa g'ẹphe rịa l'obu  
phẹ sụ:  
“Nta bẹ anyi chọ-vuwaru iphe,  
anyi achọ!”  
Ọzoo g'ẹphe sụ: “Nta-a bẹ  
anyi patawaru  
iya lwee!”   
 26 G'iphe, bụkpoo ndu ete ẹswa  
ekpu ẹjo-iphe, byaru  
mu nụ bụkwaru ndu ee-meru  
iphere kpua bya atụ  
phẹ ẹberebete.  
G'e gudekwa iphere dejia phẹ  
ẹpho; mbụ ndu ono,  
etu onwophẹ  
ọphushugbu eje abyapfuta  
mu ono!   
 27 Gẹ ndu ele ẹnya g'a haarụ  
mu enge gụa ebvu ẹhu-ụtso  
tee ẹswa!  
G'iphe, ẹphe a-kpụjeru l'ọnu  
bụekwarupho: “G'a tụa  
ọnu Chipfu l'ọ parụ ẹka;  
mbụ onye ọoduje ree mẹ  
onye-ozi iya nọdu buru  
l'ẹhu-guu.”   
 28 Ọo ya bụ; mu egude ọnu  
mu pfua  
k'apfụbekoto nkengu.  
Ọ bụkwarupho gẹ mu  
a-nọdu etu ngu ẹpha  
mbọku-mbọku  
bụ onoya.